The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-11-24
neck was broken. Freeland has been
arrested on a charge of homicide.


arrested on charge of homicide.
COAL BREAKERS BURNED.
WILKESBARRE, Pa Nov. 19.-There
is great excitement among the people
of HaZeltown this morning. At s.
O'Clock this morning two large coal
burned breakers was valued at 500,
coo; the insurance is $27, 600, by Derr
Bros, of WilkesbarTe. The other
breaker was situated at New Back
Mountain. The loss is $50, 900; inSur-
ance unknown. Both breakers burned
about the same time. This is the third
breaker burned within week. As a
last resort in order to compel the OPP
orators to come to terms, the strikers,
it is believed here, set to work to burn
the property of the companies. Both
breakers burned this morning were OPP
Grated by "scab" labor. The strikers
deny that they had anything to do
with setting the buildings on fire. The
companies have telegraphed to Gov
ernOr Beaver for militia. The strikers
threaten to fight the militia if they put
in appearance.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
WILKESBARRE. Pa, Nov. 19.-Corl
Bros. & Co. IS No. 2 breaker near Hazel
ton, was burned to the ground this
morning, loss $75, 600; insurance, $780,
600. A breaker Waf also destroyed by
fire this morning at Delano. 1t be-
Ionged to the New Buck Mountain
The burning of the two breakers
caused considerable excitement, and
rumorS were current that they had
been set on fire by striking miners.
There were also rumOrs that appeals
had been sent to Governor Beaver for
troops to protect the mine property.
No appeal, however, has been sent to
4, n &c hnl Cd haV.
and throughout the mining district
that the miners have had nothing
whatever to do with the burning of the
| breakers.
COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED.
PORT HURON, Mich, Nov, l9.-FOr
some time this city. Sarnia, and the
surrounding country have been flooded
| with bogus metal dollars and hickels.
| At 4 o'clock this morning officers who
had been working on the case drove
out into Kimbali township about seven
miles from here, and searched the
| house of John Macks, farmer and
blacksmith who has been arrested
twice before for counterfeiting. They
found a complete Scounterfeiters outfit
| about 800 in bogus dollars and nick
els, and some half finished coin. The
| officers then made search Of the
house of w. Ernst, about miles dis
tant, where they found a Layout" SIM
| liar to the one at MackS and large
| quantity of bogus coin. Ernst and
his wife were arrested, and so were
| Mack and his wife, and were brought
here and lodged in jail.
| SING LAM ACQUITTED.
CHICAGO, Nov. I9.-Sing Lam, the
| Chinaman who shot Police Officer Rob
ertson dead, in an encounter a few
! weeks ago, was acquitted by a jury this
morning. Lam was fleeing in the dark
| from two young men he had threatened
| to shoot, and refused to stop when
commanded by the officer. The de-
Tense was that Lam had an idea that
| the young men were robbers, and that
| he believed the policeman was another
| one of their band. The policeman had
| fired seven shots at him.
| FATAL COLLISION.
| GALVESTON, Tex, Nov. 19.-The
| Southbound passenger train on the
| Gulf, Colorado 81 Santa Fe railroad
company collided last night at Alvin
junction with a water train, instantly
killing Engineer Hitchcock and Fire
man Compton of the water train. En-
| gineer Hussey and Fireman Hass of
the passenger train, together with
Baggageman Reynolds and Express
| Messenger Levy are all badly injured.
Reynolds and Levy will probably die.
None of the passengers were injured.
CLAIMS HE CAN PROVE AN ALIBI.
| MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. 19.-The
cook of the juneau Club of this city,
says he can prove an alibi for John
ArenSdorf, now on trial at Sioux City
Iowa, for the murder of George G. Had
dock. He says he was cook in the
Shepard restaurant at Sioux City at the
time of the murder, and on the night
of the tragedy, he served ArensdOrf
and some companions with supper. He
says that when the fatal shot was fired
Arensdorf was throwing dice fol
drinks in the bar of the restaurant.
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
NEW YORK, Nov. l9.-FranciS OboyG
has been appointed receiver of the
wholesale liquor firm of Horace Webster
& Co., of this city Chicago, Philadelphia
and San Francisco, on application o.
Horace Webster, who has begun suit
against his partners, Charles w. Law
renee and Alexander G. Horne, anC
Assignee Frederick n. Lawrence. Mr.
Webster claims that assignment wa:
made for the purpose of defrauding thu
|. creditors and asks that it be set aside
EDITOR DEAD.
PITTsBURG, Nov. I9.-Frank II. Hig
gins, managing editor of the PittsburI
Commercial Gazette, died at $50 thil
morning. He was in the 3Sth year O.
his age, and had been connected will
the Pittsburg press for some years.
FIVE HOUSES BURNED.
CAIRO Nov, 19.-Fire this mornin.
, destroyed five fine buildings on Four
teenth street including school hous
and Cheney's grocery store. Total los
about $4,000; insurance not known.
GOOD wishes for Ireland.
WICHITA, Kas., Nov. 19.-Arthu
OsConnoP NJ u and ESmouda ar,-ive